Nigerian boy caught stealing in Ghana made to clean gutter, given food & new clothes

Aliyu John, a young Nigerian man who was recently caught stealing in Ga, a community in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana has been treated kindly thanks to the intervention of a man believed to be a leader in the area.

The man whose identity wasn’t disclosed recorded the whole incident in two separate videos shared on We are Ga on Facebook on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

According to the man, Aliyu was apprehended after stealing an officer’s phone and was almost beaten by people of the community until he and one other fellow stepped in and instead made the thief do community work.

Aliyu was made to clean a gutter Aliyu who said he hails from Ogun state was made to clean a gutter in the community as punishment for the crime he committed.

He was given protective boots and a shovel and did the work shirtless and with his hands exposed.

Like a dog lover with his domestic pet, a thick rope was tied around Aliyu’s waist and held at one end by a man in the community all through the time his cleaning task lasted.

People gathered as the thief did the task in an atmosphere of panic. While working, the leader who prevented the mob action inquired from Aliyu what he’d like to eat after the work and promised to get it for the young man.

Aliyu gets treated to a nice meal Making good on his promise, the community leader took Aliyu to a restaurant described as the number one in the area and bought him banku with a drink as the lad had requested. This was after he was made to clean up and given new clothes. Upon request by the community leader, Aliyu appreciated the Ga people for not killing him. His statement read in part:

“You Ghana people are very good people. If it were a different community, they would have killed me. I won’t steal again.